Veterinary Technician Emergency

VCA Animal Specialty Group

VCA Animal Specialty Group is a busy 24 hour emergency and specialty hospital in Los Angeles, approximately 10 minutes from Downtown, LA!

We are seeking highly skilled and knowledgeable technicians that have extensive experience in Emergency & Critical Care.

Compensation: $28 - $35 / hr

*Compensation dependent on experience, licensing, and schedule.

Shifts: Swing and overnight 4/10s.

Mandatory requirements for this position:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in a veterinary emergency hospital.
• Must have at least 1 year working directly with emergency and critical patients.
• Be an advocate for the patients and provide top quality medicine for highly critical patients on an hourly basis.
• Have outstanding time management and organizational skills to keep up with and maintain hourly treatments.
• Maintain reliability (pertaining to time and attendance) to ensure the patients have adequate care.
• Be a self-started who can work independently with minimal guidance.
• Ability to triage and prioritize critical cases.
• Ability to see the big picture to ensure each patient is provided the best possible care.
• Excellent communication skills while always maintaining kindness, compassion, and respect.

Technical skills and abilities necessary for this position:

• Placing and managing IVC and PICC lines. Experience with triple lumen catheters is a plus.
• Drawing venous and arterial blood samples and urine samples. Cystos are via U/S guided only.
• Administering critical and life-saving fluids & medications, including boluses, CRIs, and blood products.
• Cross matching, blood typing, and administering transfusions (pRBC, FFP, cryoprecipitate).
• Effectively and efficiently perform all aspects of CPR (recording medications, intubating, compressions, etc.).
• Inducing (if RVT), monitoring, and recovering patients from anesthesia.
• Assisting with a vast array of emergency and critical treatments, diagnostics, and procedures.
• Manage feeding, JP drains, and chest tubes.
• Manage sedated and comatose patients on ventilators.

Why you should join VCA ASG:

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision after 30 days of employment
• Supplemental insurance options
• Annual CE allowance and license reimbursements for licensed technicians
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Health & wellness resources, including 12 free therapy sessions/yr with Lyra
• 401k w/ company matching
• Generous employee pet discounts (Associate's pets only)
• Associate educational portal to grow your veterinary career
• Referral program of up to $1000 for RVT or VTS referrals
• Paid parental leave
• And much more!